Linkblat – 11/12/11

– This card trick‘s pretty neat. I reckon it’s a fairly simple force and some straightforward sleight of hand, but the effect is nicely done.

– I’ve been finding PZ Myers increasingly problematic recently in his approach to engagement with believers. But when it comes to “Nones” – a proposed movement of vaguely spiritual non-believers – he’s right on target.

– Here’s a tough little moral quandary for you. If parents employ corporal punishment, does this constitute criminal physical abuse of their children? No? What if they use a cane? Or, instead of doing it themselves, what if parents hire some guy to beat their child with a metal pole? Is it abuse yet?